Three possible scenarios that should guide the European Union in operating a just environmental, social, economic and political transition towards sustainability by 2030 are at...
Responses to the stakeholder consultation: Addressing inequality through EU development cooperation
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development makes the reduction of inequality one of the key goals to be achieved by the international community by 2030. In particular, the...
Building bricks for Heading VI: neighbourhood and the world
The European Union (the EU) and its citizens have been proud of the EU’s reputation as a top, principled, effective aid donor. The next EU long-term budget is a key moment for...
Future EU external action on migration: what the EU should be financing when migration is a predominant area of external action?
After the release of the European Commission’s Communication package on the upcoming 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union, CONCORD expresses...
Responses to the public consultation on the evaluation of the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development (2009-2016)
The Council and the European Parliament requested the European Commission for an independent assessment of progress regarding the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development (PCD)...
European Parliament vote is a win for sustainable development
In this article, CONCORD welcomes the crucial steps taken forward in the European Parliament’s commitment to development financing as the Foreign Affairs and Development...
Responses to the EU SDG multi-stakeholder platform targeted consultation
The Commission Decision setting up the multi-stakeholder platform on the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals in the EU (C(2017)2941 final) states that the...